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Household of John Foubister (born 1816, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Foubister and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Foubister, born in 1816 in Kirkwall, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Foubister, born in 1830 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1852 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Williamina Thomson, born in 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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John Foubister's household

Male

John

Foubister

Head
Female

Isabella

Foubister

Wife
Female

Ann

Foubister

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Foubister
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Foubister

Head

Married

65

1816

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Foubister

Wife

Married

51

1830

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ann

Foubister

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Williamina

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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